Is the movie Extraordinary Measures a true story?
The movie Extraordinary Measures is inspired by the story of John Crowley, a father who has two children with Pompe disease. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Crowley collaborated with a scientist named William Canfield in an effort to develop a treatment for Pompe disease. Their company, called Novazyme, was acquired by Genzyme in 2001. The movie is based on a book called “The Cure” by author Geeta Anand, which presents an account of John Crowley’s efforts to develop a treatment for Pompe disease.
